London Olympics

theGRIO REPORT - An image of Maroney twisting her mouth upwards in a kind of irritated pout after she came in second in the vault competition became one of the most memorably pictures of the London Games...

theGRIO REPORT - On a trip back to her mother’s hometown, Gary, Ind., Gabby Douglas told theGrio.com about her triumph and how she kept focused after comments on Twitter sparked a bizarre controversy about her hair...

theGRIO REPORT - For the last 10 days, whenever Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields enters a room, she’s greeted like a conquering hero all the while insisting on being treated just like everyone else...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An official says one of Somalia's best female athletes drowned after the small boat she was riding in capsized off the Libyan coast during an attempted crossing to Italy for training a month ago...